Apparel support



Nov. l1, 1952 1. F, HART l 2,617,571

APPAREL SUPPORT Filed May 26, 1948 Patented Nov. 11,1952

i vUNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE A l I .V-,617,571 v jAiaiAitnL SUPPORTJames F. Hart, deceased, late of Bishop, Calif., by JoAnnHartfadministratrix, Bishop, Calif.,

assignor of one-half to Jo Ann Hart and onealmadge, both of Bishop,

half to Alberta M. T ACalif.

Application May ze, 194s,A serial No. 29,238

This invention relates to supports of the character embodied in thecopending application, Serial No. 669,313,v filed May 13, 1946, by theapplicant herein, now U. S. Patent 2,532,909 designedfor applicationinteriorly tothe body of an automobile for suspending withinthe body a.large number, of wearing apparel4 suchy as dresses, suits or-overcoats,arranged on conventional hangers.

`In the use of the support of said prior application it was found' thatwhile ideally adapted' for application to car bodies .of conventionalshape, it was not adaptable to bodies of stream-lined form wherein theside walls areof decided longitudinal curvature, because the feet oftheisupport are rigid on the rod members and, hence, cannot havesufficient contact with the curved side body walls as to eiectivelysupport the rod members in elevation position within the body.

It is a purposeof the present inventionvtoprovide an apparent support inwhich the foot members thereof are movably mounted on the rodmembers-ofthe support to automatically conform. to any longitudinalcurvature of the molding strips on the side walls of a stream-linedvehicle body at the points and engage against the upper `and lowersurfaces ofthe molding strips on such walls, and in such manner astohave contact at spaced points in their length with such molding stripsso as.y to securely support the rod members in elevated position withoutdanger of being 'twisted loose from the moldstrips within the body. Asupport with feet so mounted permits it to-be applied to the car body atany desired location alongthe length thereof.

There will be described only one form'of apparel supportembodying theinvention and there willv then be pointed out the novel features thereofin claims.-

1n the accompanying drawings:A

form of apparelsupport embodying the invention in applied position in'the stream-lined body of an automobile, and wherein the body is vshownin transverse fragmentary section and looking to the rear thereof.

Fig.` 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, partly in elevationof the support shown in Fig. 1, and as applied to the molding strip ofan automobile body.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 andshowing a clothes hanger on the support.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing one oi the feet of the support andone of the connect- Fig. l Vis a View showing in side elevation one sclaims. (o1. 224-421) 2 i ing-heads, the tWo being separated yto moreclearly show the socket in thefoot. `v

Fig. 5 is an-enlarged sectional view taken on the lines 5 5 of Fig. 1. ly With specific reference to the drawings, the

support, inits present form comprises an elongated member E which'mfaybe made up of two tubular rods I5 and I6 of slightly different internaldimensions so that one rod I5 may telescope Within the othen j' Securedon the distal ends of the rods I5`and It are crank arms A of identicalconstruction and made up of a metal casting to form a linear portion I'Icurved at its upper end as indicated atv I8, where a head I9 is'providedand formed with a projection 20. Integral with the head I9 is a plug 2Iwhich extends into the distal end of 'the rod I5, vas shown in Fig. 2.This plug is provided with an annular groove 2'2 into` which the metalof the rod I 6 may be instruck circumferentially to form an internalannular bead 23 for sc curing the plug against removal from the rod. y fThe other end of the lineal arm portion I1 bent at an angle, asindicated at 2,4, and formed with a head 25 which vconstitutes part of'a conjnection between the arm and a foot F, as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter. As shown in Fig. 2, the-inner end of the rod I5has a plugv 26 welded or otherwise secured therein to form an abutmentfor one end ofa coiled expansible spring 21, the plug 2i providing anabutmentv for the other end of this spring. Obviously, the spring servesto'urge the two rods apart to hold the member E as' a whole in extendedposition when'applied `to the interior' of a car body to maintain thefeet F in engagement with the .vertical sidewalls of such body oragainst molding 'strips should the *body be provided With" such strips.It willv be understood, rof course, that other means than aspring` maybe employed for extending the rods I5 and I 6 lengthwise relativelyoutward and so holding them as tomaintain the feet against the Verticalsidewalls of the car body or against the molding strips. i

Each foot -Fv comprises an -elongated vbody channeled on its outer sideface to provide angularly related surfaces 28and'29, lthe arrangement ofthese surfaces being adaptedfor engagement with the inwardly projectingsurface of the usual molding strip 3U on the inner side of a car body B(see Fig. 2). Preferably these surfaces are covered with a strip of felt3| to prevent marring of the molding strip.

As best shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the inner side Y of each foot F isformed with a socket 32 in which the head 25 of the arm A is received sothat the foot is mounted on the arm for rocking or angular adjustment ina horizontal plane. In the present instance the head 25 is flat and ofarcuate form, and the socket 32 is correspondingly shaped to receive thehead and to lthus allow restricted pivotal movement of thefoot on thearm. As viewed in Figs. 1 and 2, the head 25 is disposed horizontally sothat when engaged withinl the socket 32 the foot F is mounted on the armfor pivotal movement about a Vertical axis, and, hence, in a planeparallelingl that of the member E.

To prevent accidental displacement of the foot from the arm a pin 33 isextended through the top wall of the socket 32 and through the head 25,suitable openings being formed for this purpose and the opening in thefoot being countersunk S that the head of the pin will be flush with theupper surface of the foot.

In practice, the apparel support is adapted for use in the body -B whichis of streamlined form,

with the side walls 34 curved longitudinally lin a horizontal plane fromone end tothe other. The support-may be easily applied to such a body atany point along the length thereof, by first placing one of. the feet Fhorizontally against one of'the molding strips so that the two surfaces28 and 29 have bearing contact therewith, and out of contact withn thewall 34. Following this operation ythe two rods I and All are-telescoped suflciently and against the resistance of the spring''l, topermit the other foot F to be brought 'into engagement with the'othermolding strip'30.

Yable `t`o "conform to Vsulch curvature so that they have'bearingcontact at spacedpoints with the molding strips. Thus the feeteffectively oper- V'at'et'o support the member E in elevated position'acros's'the body B-and without the .possibilityY of the eet becomingdisengaged from thermolding aWg th Spport to fall. 'Flfh'l the'fliengagement of the molding S'JDS 'Provided by the feet allows `thesupport to 'sustain'a load ofhman'y garments through the employmentofthe; conventional-hangers as will be 'clear from aV consideration ofFig. 3. The projections 20: on ythefheads I9 serve to preventdisplacement of the hangers longitudinally from 'the member E which, ifpermitted, would -allow tliehangers or the apparel thereon-toslidedownwardly on the 'arms A.

While a's shown and described thefeet of the support engage the moldingstrips of a car body, it is to be understood'that thefeet maybe made thecar body.v w

VWhat 'is 'claimed is: t 1. lAn apparel support adaptedY foruse in anvwith plane 'surfa'cfes't'o engage ythe sidewalls of Number planeparalleling the vplane of said rods; a pair of elongated feet havinglongitudinally extending sockets receiving said heads so that said feetcan pivot only in the plane of the heads whereby, when said vfeet are inengagement with the vertical side walls of an automobile body, they willbe self-contorming to the longitudinal curvature of such "walls to havecontact therewith throughout their length; and means for extending saidrods lengthwise relatively outward and so holding them as to maintainthe feet in engagement with such body walls.

2. An 'apparel support as embodied in claim 1, wherein said sockets andsaid heads are of flat Vand circuate form; and pins extending throughsaid'sockets andsaid-heads for securing the heads against displacementYfrom the sockets.

3. An apparel support adapted `for use in an automobile :body havinglongitudinally curved vertical walls, including: a pair of tubular andaxially alined rods; a pair of arms extending downwardly-and laterallyfrom the distal ends of said rods and xedly secured thereto by plugson'the upper ends of said arms fitting into said rod ends and `providedwith annular grooves; annular beads internally of the rods engaging withsaid grooves; elongated vfeet on the lower ends of 'said arms pivotallyconnected between vtheir ends so as to be movable in planes intersectingthe planes of said arms, whereby, when saidfeet are in engagement withthe side walls of'an automobile body, they will be self-adjusting to thelongitudinal curvature of 'such walls to `have contact therewithlthroughout their length;v and means for extending said rodlengthwiserelatively downward `and so holding I:them as to maintain saidfeet'in engagement with `vthe vsaid walls of the automobile body.

To ANN HART, Admmstmtri cof -ihe Estate 'of .James VI. Hart,

Deceased:

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